Jeffries Fight Prep Rumors Denied By Promoter
Promoter Billy Delaney insists Jeffries is in peak condition and not sidelined by illness. He says rumors aimed at influencing betting are false and notes no change in the fighter’s training, while asserting Eddie Graney will referee as planned and that Fitz is cleared by the San Francisco Athletic Club doctor.
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Jeffries
Billy Delaney
Jeff
Eddie Graney
Fitz
San Frantisco Athletic Club
Condi
Champion Belt to Be Sold at San Francisco Fight
The world prize-ring belt once held by the late Jack Dempsey was taken to San Francisco for bidding at the Jeffries Fitzsimmons fight. Proceeds will be used for the education of the Dempsey children.
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Portland
Gre
Jack Dempsey
San Francisco
Jeffries-Fitzsimmons
Dempery
New Jersey Eyes Tuskegee Plan For Colored Youths
The Philadelphia Times reports New Jersey plans to adopt Tuskegee Institute methods for the state’s colored population. A central Bordentown site is favored with industrial schooling, farming, and housing to fit South Carolina standards, aided by state funds and private endowment potential.
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Philadelphia Times
New Jersey
Mason and Dixon
Tuskegee Institute
Ironaldes
Bordentown
Colored Industrial School
Henry C. White
North Carolina
Congress
Loudenslager
Cape May County
White
John McKey
Philadelphia
McKey City
Atlantic County
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Aerous
State Board of Education
W. A. Rice
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Morristown
African Methodist Episcopal Conference
Ironsides
Ae Joseph Bonaparte
Spain
Sicily
Commodore Stewart
Ys Ami
Walter Mitchell
Romé
Ech
Tuskegee
How College Oarsmen Are Trained
A Leslie's Weekly piece quotes Harry Beardsley on rowing discipline at Penn State with recruits rowing eight miles twice daily. Captains audit dances to enforce training while Elite Ward notes the team eats plain meat at three meals a day and that structured hard work keeps injuries low and morale high.
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Harry Beardsley
Leslie
Ward
Pennsylvania
James Wins Amateur Golf Championship in Rain-Swept Final
Louis N. James of Glenview, a nineteen year old, defeats Eben M. Byers of Allegheny Golf Club in the U S amateur final at Glenview. He wins four up with two to play amid wet greens and a dramatic ten yard putt. Byers misses several short putts as rain drenches the course and a large, enthusiastic crowd cheers the new champion.
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Chicago
Louis N. James
Glenview
United States
Eben M. Byers
Allegheny Golf Club
Pittsburg
James
Byers
Willie” Smith
Auditérienie
Miss Jameson Wins Subscription Cup Golf Title
Miss Jameson edges a field of young women in the golf tournament to win the Subscription Cup. Several competitors vie for the honor as the event honors subscribers.
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Miss Jameson
Three Golf Stars Face Midsummer Tournaments
W Holabird Jr, Holabird, Travis, Montclair and other grit experts entered in the midsummer golf events. Hola bird will likely miss the season due to typhoid fever and will not play in the championship matches. Travis and Montclair push for new laurels, as they are famed players.
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Holabird
Travis
Montclair
Augusta Jameson Wins Cup At Country Club By Nine Strokes
Miss Augusta Jameson captured the cup yesterday afternoon at the Country Club with a total of 153 over eighteen holes. She posted 5 for the first nine and 5 for the second nine. Mrs. W. K. Thompson finished second, carding 6 and 4 for the two holes. Other competitors included Miss Marnie Potts, Miss Gladys Wynn, Mrs. John C. Dean, and Miss Hayward, some with handicaps.
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Augusta Jameson
Field Sports at Fort Wayne as PRR Employes Meet
A July 18 Fort Wayne crowd watched the Pennsylvania Railroad employees field tournament at Driving Park. J Sieboldt of Fort Wayne shops won the shot put with 28 ft 8.5 in. A W Grosvenor of Allegheny topped several events, including running broad jump and high jump. Other wins included Nelson Bucher and Henry J. Snyder in bicycle races, J A Brown in the motorcycle race, and Logansport Division Athletic Club in the relay.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny
Crown Point
J. Sieboldt
A. W. Grosvenor
C. D. Coleman
I. Tee
W. J. Cherry
C. M. Foster
A. W. Ringle
Nelson Bucher
Henry J. Snyder
Rf Richards
Secondime
Tinbele
J. A. Brown
Larry Randall
Logansport Division Athletic Club
Gymnasium Labors Begin for Exposition Center
In St Louis on July 19 work started on a $150000 gymnasium with seating for 2000, part of a larger physical culture exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The adjacent amphitheater and athletic field, slated for use in world fair contests, Turner displays and sports, are being completed with finish work to follow, promising the greatest athletic campus in the West.
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ST. Louis
Tourney Winners at Avondale Defeat Battles Include Collins
In Cincinnati on July 1, Kreigh Collins of Chicago won the men's singles final over R G Hunt, then lost to R G Little in a rematch for the title as defending champion. Maud Banks of Philadelphia claimed the ladies singles, with Banks and Champlin taking the ladies doubles. Men’s doubles were unfinished with final set to be played tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
R. D. Little
Avondale
Kreigh Collins
Chicago
R. G. Hunt
R. G. Little
Collins
Miss Maud Banks
Philadelphia
Miss Champlin
Miss Closterman
Miss Neely
Emerson
Diehl
Mitchell
Miller
Lawn Tennis Tourney Postponed After Rain Delays
In Chicago on July 19 the Western championship tennis tournament at Kenwood Country Club was postponed as heavy rains left the courts too sloppy for play. Opening rounds pushed to Monday afternoon.
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Chicago
Kenwood Country Club
Nicknames as Moral Tools in a New York Tribune Essay
A Tribune excerpt debates nicknames shaping character. Mr Emmons argues slang names like Reddy or Wing foster self improvement, citing personal stories of fame and failure. He asserts nicknames reveal biography and can curb slouching or deformity, while Mrs Emmons worries about ridiculing appearance.
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New York Tribune
Mrs. Emmons
Harold
Reddy
Knames
Mr. Emmons
Fatty
Tiddledewicks Club
Annie
Jid
Neme
Smith Boy
George Willian
Curts
Abnormal Brain Development Said to Spark Genius
A Paris psychologist claims brain deformity or disease can cause intellectual brilliance. He cites Milton composing Paradise Lost while blind, De Quincey and Coleridge influenced by opium, Byron’s club foot, Scott dictating from a sick bed, and Mozart and Wagner cited as deformed brain cases due to disease.
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Paris
Thomas Quincey
Samus Taylor Colertge
de Quincy
Byron
Sir Walter Scott
Mozart
Wagner
Western Roller Polo League Opens November in Indiana
The Western Roller Polo League articles of incorporation were filed in Indiana. Founders include D H Durbin Elwood and J C Fisher Anderson with officers Chas E Babcock and H B Hornaday. League plans a 21 week season starting November with two home and two away games weekly. Indianapolis games set for Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Western Roller Polo League
D. H. Durbin
Elwood
George N. Catterson
Matthews
M. C. Norton
J. C. Fisher
Anderson
W. A. Petty
Muncie
Indianapolis Polo Athletic Association
Chas. E. Babcock
H. B. Hornaday
Indianapolis
Marton
Richmond
M. C. Henley
G. H. Man
Muncle
Lowell
Durbin & Seburn
Theeague
Jap” Clemens
Frank Wilson
Logansport
Lafayette
Wilson
Philippine Natural History Notes on Philippine Insects and Dangers
A New Orleans Times-Democrat article describes Philippines climate and topography fostering unusual life forms. It highlights the Philippine leech as especially treacherous to American soldiers, causing blood loss and leg amputations in marsh marches. It notes large mosquitoes and venomous snakes as further dangers in the archipelago.
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New Orleans
Islands
Philippines
The Making of a Waiter in New York Hostelry
An editor quotes a hotel manager on the art of waiting tables in elite New York establishments. He notes the profession requires years of training, emphasizes a deadpan presence, strict memory for orders, and the ritual of supplying the correct tools before serving. The piece highlights high wages for skilled waiters and the family lineage of chefs and servers.
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New York
Tenderloin
Walter
Palace Hotel
Pacific Slope
Vacation automobile reshapes travel for vacationers
Brooklyn Eagle notes gypsy groups in Mount Vernon convert a three room machine wagon into kitchen dining and sleeping compartments claiming fifty miles a day. The piece argues autos offer cheaper mountain travel than hired horses and hotels, presenting a new era for moderate travelers and praising the gypsies for a clever use of the vehicle.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Mount Vernon
Meat for Children in New York Medical Journal
Dr Winters warns a liberal meat diet harms child nutrition by reducing acceptance of cereals and vegetables. He argues meat stimulates habits like alcohol and leaves out minerals key to growth, linking excess meat to nervousness anemia rheumatic heart disease and chorea in children.
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New York Medical Journal
Winters
New York Horse Millinery Sparks Summer Shelter Demand
An editorial in the New York Mail and Express urges widespread use of sheltering headgear for horses, praising the practice as merciful during the heat of summer and predicting it could birth a new city industry in horse millinery, especially for the dravelit breed.
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New York Mail and Express
Horse headgear as utilitarian sun shield in summer streets
A 19th century prose piece argues for practical horse head protection against sun glare, urging designs suited to equine beauty and street appearance. It envisions dedicated horse millinery adding a picturesque summer charm while avoiding hideous hooded hats.
Bruce to Tuskegee After Harvard Oration
Washington Post reports Roscoe Conkling Bruce of Washington, class orator at Harvard 192, plans to go to Tuskegee Institute to join Booker T. Washington effort. He argues for industrial education and practical training to uplift the South and nation.
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Washington Post
Harvard
Roscoe Conkling Bruce
Bruce
Blanch K. Bruce
United States
Mississippi
Register of the Treasury
Washington
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Tuskegee
Booker Washington
America
South
Republic
The Umbrella Nuisance in Philadelphia Streets
A Philadelphia Record item lampoons the umbrella carrier who wields a bent handle at a 45 degree angle, sweeping shins with every step and provoking public remarks on proper use of an umbrella as a weapon or walking stick, with a noted contrast to continental manners.
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Philadelphia
Effect of Fatness Washington Letter
Senator Depew jokes about a lean figure in the cloak room and dismisses an aldermanic paunch. Senator Mason, noted for rotundity, cites cartoons showing beheaded figures as stand-ins for trusts. The dialogue touches on two lawyers debating a measure amid dyspeptic tendencies and humor about excess.
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Washington
Senator Depew
Mason
Depew
Teeener
Cassius
Senator Recounts Fat Man Theme in Trust Debate
A senator recalls an attorney described as a "trustlooking magnate" who defended monopolies with zeal. The story notes the fat man's big stomach symbolizing corporate trusts and urges individuals and firms to avoid fat lawyers before Congress.
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Lew
Congress
Short-Lived Royalties in Theater Payoffs Explored
A New York Sun feature examines a famed actor who insists on controlling royalties by limiting payments to a set period and reducing or ceasing them as an author’s earnings grow. The tactic uses weekly repertory changes and legal pressure to dodge full royalties, a practice warned against in ordinary business.
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New York Sun
English Visitor Praises American Public Schools
An English observer Mr We Walker Jubb writes that American free public schools produce better material than England’s voluntary schools. He notes daily Bible readings and state virtues taught to children, yet argues against theological dogma and sectarian bitterness in schooling.
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America
We Walker Jubb
England
Local Deacon Jones Bulletin Sparks Rural News Plot
The editor in Philadelphia observed hourly bulletins on President McKinley’s condition and planned to publish similar updates at home. A rural town posted Deacon Jones’s illness in hourly notes from 10:00 a.m. to his death at 3:10 p.m. Local reader adds a final heaven report, noting ongoing excitement.
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
McKinley
Deacon Jones
el Lisig
Familly
Oe Jones
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Eben W. Byers
W. Holabird, Jr
Allan Kennedy
BR. D. Little
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iIndianapollis
Striders
Philippine Natural History
Ed F. Doherty
Doherty Brothers
Vacation Automobile
National Chainess
Wolf American
Shapleigh
Morgan and Wright
G. & J. Tirea
Columbia Gas
Oo Majestic
Havana
F. R Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
Tusheger
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